Palin’s ‘death panel’ drumbeat is a disservice
I want to like Sarah Palin. But then she goes and does something just plain odd like vow up one side and down the other that Congress’ health reform bill will create sci-fi-like “death panels.”
I want to like Sarah Palin. But then she goes and does something just plain odd like vow up one side and down the other that Congress’ health reform bill will create sci-fi-like “death panels.”
The more I look into the health care reform bill the more I realize that, as with everything in politics, the motivations of the people involved will weigh heavily on the eventual reality.
A study from the National Resources Defense Council rates each state according to its “oil vulnerability,” a measurement of how much people are affected by fluctuations in the price of gas.
In a journal post Monday, I implied that the timing of an Xcel release about its renewable energy plan was perhaps tied to the uproar last week over its proposed solar-panel fee. I was wrong.
If you’re up late tonight, you won’t need to resort to infomercials for entertainment; just step outside and look up to see the universe in action.
Less than a week after yanking an unpopular proposed fee for solar panel users, Xcel Energy has asked the Public Utilities Commission to sign off on a plan for it to acquire 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy. Xcel says this will help it meet its customers’ needs through 2015.
In researching information for today’s health care reform fact check on euthanasia, I noticed a lot of buzz over an op-ed piece by Betsy McCaughey, a former New York lieutenant governor.

Cindy is a native of the great state of Kansas (no Wizard of Oz jokes, please) and has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and a bachelor's degree in English and theater from Washburn University. She's a science junkie and enjoys contemplating the mysteries of the universe in her spare time.